Hantavirus cases slowing

By Erik Skindrud

GAZETTE REPORTER

A third Yosemite visitor who succumbed to the deadly hantavirus died in July after a visit to the Park in June, health officials said this week.
When the death was announced on Sept. 6, the timeframe of the West Virginia victim’s illness was not reported.
The revised information makes clear that hantavirus fatalities have not occurred for more than a month.

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